Winemaker
Vincent Cachau
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Bordeaux, France
i. Biography
At Clos Beauregard, Vincent Cachau works as oenologist, and at Château du Bois Chantant, he serves as winemaker. Those roles sit at different points in the same chain of work: reading fruit, judging timing, and shaping decisions in the cellar so the final wine holds together. The craft here is less about gesture than control, with technical precision carrying as much weight as taste.
Coming Up
Today, Vincent Cachau is œnologue of Société fermière des Grands Crus de France. The role belongs to the quieter side of wine work: observing, assessing, and making the calls that guide a vintage without drawing attention to itself. In that register, the work depends on scientific discipline and the ability to register what a vineyard and cellar are signaling, then respond with restraint.
Where They Are Now
At Clos Beauregard, Cachau is oenologist, a position that keeps him close to the stages where wine is measured, tasted, and refined. The work asks for consistency and a steady hand, since the job of the oenologist is to help a wine become coherent without forcing it past what the fruit can sustain. At Château du Bois Chantant, he works as winemaker, carrying broader responsibility for moving a wine from its earliest direction through to its final expression. Together, the two roles place him inside the practical rhythm of vineyard, harvest, and cellar. This is a profile built on range and precision. Holding responsibilities at both Clos Beauregard and Château du Bois Chantant means moving between analysis and action, with each decision shaped by the same discipline. Wine work of this kind rewards patience, since the difference often lies in timing, subtle adjustments, and knowing when to leave a wine alone. That is where Cachau’s name appears: in the work of making those judgments count. Today, with his role as œnologue of Société fermière des Grands Crus de France, Vincent Cachau continues in the part of the trade where expertise is applied quietly and measured by outcomes. The line of work is exacting, practical, and grounded in balance.
Career - Œnologue — Société fermière des Grands Crus de France, Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, France
FAQ What is Vincent Cachau's current role? He is oenologist at Clos Beauregard and winemaker at Château du Bois Chantant.